DOJ will no longer prosecute cryptocurrency fraud
Gaby Del Valle is a policy reporter. Her past work has focused on immigration politics, border surveillance technologies, and the rise of the New Right....
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Fake Microsoft Office add-in tools push malware via SourceForge
Threat actors are abusing SourceForge to distribute fake Microsoft add-ins that install malware on victims' computers to both mine and steal cryptocurrency. SourceForge.net is a...
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A large-scale phishing campaign dubbed 'PoisonSeed' compromises corporate email marketing accounts to distribute emails containing crypto seed phrases used to drain cryptocurrency wallets. According to SilentPush,...
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The Founder of OnlyFans Wants to Buy TikTok
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Top cryptography experts join calls for UK to drop plans to snoop on Apple’s encrypted data
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Why cryptography is not based on NP-complete problems
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Coinbase eyes re-entry to India
Coinbase is working on its re-entry to India more than a year after it officially ceased operations in the world’s most populous nation. The American...
